RapiTask provides comprehensive scheduling visualization capabilities, enabling developers to examine the intricate scheduling behavior of Ada, C, or C++ applications. It automatically collects execution information and presents this data through timelines, charts, and statistics, allowing for in-depth analysis of system scheduling. This tool is crucial for troubleshooting complex scheduling issues and understanding how tasks interact within an RTOS environment. A key strength of RapiTask is its ability to locate rare and critical timing events, such as priority inversions, which can be difficult to detect manually. It facilitates the identification and resolution of these events by visualizing task execution and allowing for color-coding tasks by priority. Furthermore, RapiTask helps identify performance bottlenecks by providing insights into CPU utilization per task, ensuring that critical timing deadlines are met and system failures are prevented. Unlike many vendor-specific tools, RapiTask offers a common framework for understanding scheduling behavior across different RTOSs. This cross-compatibility reduces the learning curve for developers working with diverse embedded systems, allowing them to focus more on testing and resolving issues rather than adapting to new visualization tools. The tool is particularly relevant for projects requiring compliance with standards such as DO-178C, supporting the verification and validation processes for safety-critical software.

Features & Benefits

• Scheduling Visualization for Ada, C, and C++
  • Examine application scheduling behavior through automatic data collection and presentation via timelines, charts, and statistics for in-depth analysis.
• Rare Timing Event Detection
  • Easily locate and fix critical timing events like priority inversions, with visualization options such as color-coding tasks by priority.
• Bottleneck Identification & Capacity Analysis
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and capacity issues by viewing the CPU utilization of each task, helping prevent system slowdowns or failures due to missed deadlines.
• Cross-RTOS Compatibility
  • Understand system scheduling behavior through a common framework, regardless of the specific RTOS used, reducing tool-learning time and accelerating issue resolution.